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Catherine McCormack was born on 3 April 1972 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for Braveheart (1995), Spy Game (2001) and A Sound of Thunder (2005).- Actor
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Tom Felton was born in Epsom, Surrey, to Sharon and Peter Felton. He has been acting since he was 8 years old at the suggestion of an actress friend of his family who recognized Felton's theatrical qualities. Felton met with an agent, and two weeks later, after auditioning with over 400 other children, he landed an international commercial campaign and went abroad to work.
A talented singer, he started singing in a church choir at the age of 7 and has been a member of four choirs at school. He declined an offer to join the Guildford Cathedral Choir. He is a keen sportsman enjoying football (soccer), ice skating, roller blading, basketball, cricket, swimming, and tennis.
After working on Anna and the King (1999) with Jodie Foster, Tom received his big break in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) as Draco Malfoy, school boy rival to the titular character as played by Daniel Radcliffe. Tom managed to film the part of Draco in all eight "Harry Potter" movies while also having an active life outside the magical world it created. In between shoots he filmed independent horror movies The Disappeared (2008), Night Wolf (2010), and The Apparition (2012) with Twilight's Ashley Greene. It was directly after completing his filming on "Harry Potter" that he landed his roles in Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and From the Rough (2013). His newest projects are In Secret (2013), Fangs of War (????) and Attachment.
In between acting gigs, Tom still manages times with his music. He is one of the founding owners and talent of Six String Productions, a recording company devoted to signing young musical artists overlooked by the major recording industry.- Actress
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The dark and classically beautiful British actress and social activist Julia (Karin) Ormond was born on January 4, 1965, in Surrey, into England, the second of five children. Born of privilege as the daughter of a well-to-do laboratory technician, her parents divorced when she was young. Julia attended Guildford High School and Cranleigh, a private school, where she showed interest in theatre at that time appearing in a couple of their musicals.
Julia's grandparents were artists, and she initially intended to be one herself but, after one year of art school, renewed her dedication to acting and transferred to Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, where she graduated in 1988.
Appearing in the play "Wuthering Heights" as Catherine, she met and eventually married her Heathcliff (actor Rory Edwards) in real life. In 1989 she won the London Drama Critic's Award for her performance in "Faith, Hope and Charity" as "best newcomer." Julia also made an immediate impression on TV with her debuting role as a young drug addict in the series Traffik (1989)
She earned star-making attention in the TV-movie Young Catherine (1991), in which she portrayed Catherine the Great (also featuring husband Edwards). She then portrayed wife Nadya in the TV movie Stalin (1992) starring Robert Duvall in the title role. She made the jump into feature films scoring a top-billed debut opposite Ralph Fiennes in The Baby of Mâcon (1993), a drama about a woman giving an "immaculate birth." She followed this this with lead or second lead roles in such films as the European biopic Nostradamus (1994); the romantic drama Captives (1994) co-starring Tim Roth; and the period war drama Legends of the Fall (1994) as the object of affection for both Brad Pitt and Aidan Quinn. It was around the time of this career rise (1994) that her marriage ended.
With Hollywood now taking a firm notice, Julia was given the fetching role of Queen Guinevere alongside Sean Connery's King Arthur and Richard Gere's Lancelot in First Knight (1995) and, more importantly, was entrusted with Audrey Hepburn's title role in the revival of Sabrina (1995), her radiant presence nearly stealing the picture away from handsome co-stars Harrison Ford and Greg Kinnear.
Strangely, Julia's major rise led her in a different direction. From there she instead went on to grace a number of independents and foreign features. She played the title role in the Danish/German/Swedish co-production Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) as a woman who gets involved with a strange murder mystery; the Russian period drama The Barber of Siberia (1998) as a lovely American who gets dangerously involved with a young Russian cadet; and involved herself in another messy affair with Vince Vaughn in the indie drama The Prime Gig (2000). On stage, she appeared in David Hare's "My Zinc Bed," for which she received a 2001 Olivier Award nomination for "Best Actress."
Into the millennium, Julia found herself busy film-wise with the political drama Resistance (2003), cult filmmaker David Lynch's thoroughly offbeat Inland Empire (2006), I Know Who Killed Me (2007), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), The Music Never Stopped (2011), Albatross (2011), My Week with Marilyn (2011) (as Vivien Leigh), Chained (2012), Ladies in Black (2018) and Son of the South (2020). On TV she appeared in the mini-series Beach Girls (2005), and had recurring roles on CSI: NY (2004), Nurse Jackie (2009), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), Mad Men (2007), Gold Digger (2019), plus a series starring role as one of Witches of East End (2013). She also co-starred in the short-lived series Incorporated (2016).
In 1999, she married a second time to political activist Jon Rubin. They had one daughter, Sophie, before their divorce. On a political front, Julia has been involved fighting human trafficking since the mid-1990s. In 2005, she was appointed United Nations Goodwill Ambassador with a focus on anti-human-trafficking initiatives and awareness.- Actor
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Born in 1987, Koji grew up in Epsom, Surrey. His father is Japanese and mother is English.
Studied film and theatre before travelling to Thailand and Japan, where he started work, taking on small acting jobs, working as a stunt man, editor and various odd jobs to pay the bills
Moved back to England and trained at the Actors Temple, London.
Acted in TV and Theatre in the UK whilst making his own films on the side before landing the lead role of Ah-Sahm in Cinemax's 'Warrior'.- Actor
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English actor Warwick Davis was born in Epsom, Surrey, England, the son of Susan J. (Pain) and Ashley Davis, an insurance broker. Davis was born with the condition spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenital (SED), which caused his dwarfism. He was educated at City of London Freemen's School. When he was 11 years old, his grandmother heard a radio appeal for people under four feet tall to appear in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). A huge Star Wars fan, Davis auditioned successfully and was cast as an extra, playing an Ewok. Kenny Baker was cast as lead Ewok Wicket, but fell ill so George Lucas chose Davis to replace him. The film was a smash hit, and Davis went on to reprise his role as Wicket in further TV projects - The Ewok Adventure (1984) and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985).
Davis next big role came with a part specifically written for him, as the titular hero in Willow (1988). Other successes followed with roles in such projects as Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989) and two distinctly different film series - the 'Harry Potter' and 'Leprechaun' film series. In 2006, he appeared in a cameo role in Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's hit sitcom Extras (2005), which led to the pair writing a series specifically for Davis, the comic mockumentary Life's Too Short (2011).
Davis, along with his father-in-law Peter Burroughs, is also the director of an acting agency for very short and tall actors called Willow Management. He is married to Samantha Davis and they have a son and a daughter.- Alex Macqueen was born in 1974 in Epsom, Surrey.
He was in the National Youth Theatre in the 1990's while studying English at Durham University and International Relations at Pembroke College, Cambridge.
He is best known for his roles as Julius Nicholson in 'The Thick of It' and Neil's Dad in 'The Inbetweeners'.
He has worked alongside various Directors including, Woody Allen, Kenneth Branagh, Bryan Singer, Armando Ianucci and Richard Curtis.
In 2011 he was cast by Shane Meadows in 'This Is England 88' and in 2012 took the lead in Sky Atlantic's 'Hunderby' opposite Julia Davis.
In 2013 he was cast as the new 'Master' in the Dr Who Audio series produced by Big Finish.
In 2009 he starred in the film The Hide (2008), directed by Marek Losey and written by Tim Whitnall.
The Hide was described by Film Four as 'a brilliantly balanced understated drama' and by The Times as giving 'Misery and Sleuth a ride for their money'.
The Hide is a psychological thriller set in a bird watchers retreat on the Suffolk marshes, shot in seven days at Pinewood and three on location, and filmed on a micro budget.
Alex Macqueen has also made guest appearances in British comedies including Peep Show (2003), Pulling (2006), The Inbetweeners (2008), Lead Balloon (2006) and The IT Crowd (2006).
He had a long-running part as Dr Keith Greene, an anaesthetist with a dry, sarcastic sense of humour, in Holby City (1999). - Tommy Bastow was born on 26 August 1991 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Crossing (2018), Harley and the Davidsons (2016) and Man in an Orange Shirt (2017).
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Mel Giedroyc was born on 5 June 1968 in Epsom, London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Spies of Warsaw (2013), The Great British Baking Show (2010) and Mist: Sheepdog Tales (2007). She is married to Ben Morris. They have two children.- Actor
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Tyger was born on 26th January 1996 in Epsom, Surrey. His career started at the age of nine when he was spotted by a top London agent whilst performing in a school production of Treasure Island. The agent was so impressed by Tyger's performance that she signed him up straight away. Just weeks later he recorded a voice-over campaign for Phillips.
A year later in 2007, Tyger got his first big break when he landed the role of Jake in the massively popular BBC sitcom Outnumbered. Tyger is also one of the main presenters in the popular CBBC magazine show Friday Download. He has also appeared in all 3 series of The Armstrong and Miller Show and has had a minor role in Doctors as well as playing 'Stuck-up Steve' in the 2011 film Horrid Henry.
In 2012 he appeared as one of the main characters in new CBBC show The Ministry of Curious Stuff. Tyger has voiced more than 200 voice-overs for TV and radio, as well as several characters for animation, including being the voice of 'Lester Large' in the children's animated series The Large Family. In 2009 Tyger was nominated for Best Newcomer at the British Comedy Awards.- Actor
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Lachlan Nieboer was born on 11 September 1981 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Charlie Countryman (2013), Torchwood (2006) and Into the White (2012).- Actor
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Malcolm Stoddard was born on 20 July 1948 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for The Campbells (1986), Treasure Island (1999) and The New Avengers (1976).- Amelia is a young and up and coming British Actress from Surrey. Amelia can be seen as ''Hannah'' in Extinction, ''Young Lizzie'' in The Limehouse Golem, 'Young White Queen' in Alice through the Looking Glass, ''Young Pippa'' in The Huntsman Winters War and ''Flora'' in The Woman in Black Angels of Death. Amelia also played ''Young Jennifer Strange' in Sky ones Christmas Day feature The Last Dragon Slayer and ''Gina'' in King for a Term for Idris Elba. Amelia also played the role of ''Ellen' in Fatal Attraction in Londons West End directed by Trevor Nunn.
- Sarah Fisher was born in 1964 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She has been married to Anthony Head since 1982. They have two children.
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Sarah Valentine was born on 10 June 1969 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress and casting director, known for John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), The Grand Duke of Corsica (2021) and Harrow (2018).- Siubhan Harrison was born on 17 January 1982 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress, known for From Here to Eternity: The Musical (2014), Little Deaths (2011) and Fifteen-Love (2023).
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Born in Epsom, Surrey, Ameet Chana has lived in various places during his life, including Reading, Berks, Cheam in Surrey, Croydon, and has lived in Harrow, Middlesex for the past 15 years with his parents and sister. He attended Gayton High school before moving on to Elm Park College where he completed a BTEC in National Performing Arts. From a very young age, he was re-enacting Amitabh Bachchan scenes or singing and dancing like Michael Jackson around the house. His parents realised his destiny and enrolled him into a Sunday acting workshop at the London Academy of Acting when he was 13. After this, he procured an agent, and started work in television. He then went on to perform in many plays and worked extensively in theatre and low budget films. His first film was for an educational programme with the London Docklands Development Corporation at age 14. He has also starred in a feature film that was shown on Film Four called Wild West (1992). Ameet then went on to act in hit comedy show League of Gentlemen and cinema hit Bend It Like Beckham (2002). He is currently a member of an Asian family on the popular soap, EastEnders (1985).- Actor
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Jeremy Vine is a broadcaster and journalist. Born in Epsom, Surrey, on 17th May 1965, he is the older brother of Tim Vine and Sonya Vine.
Jeremy's first professional role was as a journalist intern on the Coventry Evening Telegraph in 1986. From there, he branched out into reporting, including as an intern working on the BBC's Today radio series. Jeremy continued to work for the BBC for over 30 years, both in television and radio. Not only did he work on shows with political elements, such as Panorama (1953), but it was while recording a piece for Jeremy's radio show that Gordon Brown made the much-reported "bigoted woman" remark that became a pivotal moment in Brown's political career.
While known as a political broadcaster, including reporting for UK General Election (1950), Vine also worked in lighter fields, such as presenter of over 200 episodes of Points of View (1961), and as a contestant in Strictly Come Dancing (2004). He has also occasionally portrayed "himself" in fictional works, such as in Vote Skul (2011) and Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2016).
Despite the majority of his work being with the BBC Corporation, in 2018 he began his own series for Channel 5, Jeremy Vine (2018).- Desmond Cussen was born in 1923 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK.
- Heather Canning was born on 5 January 1933 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Mystery and Imagination (1966), Miss Julie (1974) and Power Without Glory (1976). She was married to Leon Lissek. She died on 30 May 1996 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
- Luke Bromley was born on 12 January 1994 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The World's End (2013), Silent Witness (1996) and Torchwood (2006).
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Glyn Johns was born on 15 February 1942 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He is a producer, known for The Country Bears (2002), Mahoney's Estate (1972) and Dominick and Eugene (1988).- Carole trained as a dancer at Elmhurst Ballet School and began her career as a dancer at the London Palladium. She then went into rep at Leatherhead, Coventry and Worthing to concentrate on acting. Her stage appearances include 'Celebration', 'Look Homeward, Angel', 'The Philanthropist' and many productions at the National Theatre. On television, she is best known as the cool secretary in "The Brothers" and for her starring role in in "The "Freewheelers". She has a daughter, Chloe, and a son, Harry.
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Brenda Gilhooly was born in 1964 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for TV Burp (2001), Gayle's World (1996) and Gayle Tuesday: The Comeback (2010).- Henry Leroy-Salta was born on 29 June 1991 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for The Kindness of Strangers (And the Key to Everything) (2020), Instinct (2015) and Mulch.
- Roli Okorodudu was born on 17 June 1964 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Slow Horses (2022), Staying Alive (1996) and One Foot in the Grave (1990). She was previously married to Graeme Edler.